# Riots in Tirana enter fifth day as Albania’s anti-government protests escalate

https://mins.news/en/video/104718

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-17 23:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNc4-22iFSQ

> Clashes erupted near the prime minister’s office in Tirana on Saturday as anti-government riots reached their fifth day. Violence intensified after high school and university students joined a wider movement calling for Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign.

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